The mother of a deceased organ donor and one of his donation recipients discovered that they had the same mindset when getting a tattoo.Kim Winger lost her son, Ryan Shwonek, to a skateboarding accident in 2016, and decided to get a tattoo of his last heartbeat readout. Jevonie Tyars received a kidney from Ryan, and on the one-year anniversary of his transplant, he honored Ryan by getting a tattoo of the date of his surgery, along with a similar heartbeat design. When Winger and Tyars met each other months later, it was a strange, but happy coincidence.Discover the full story of how Winger and Tyars share a special bond over their tattoos honoring Ryan, by watching the video above.

The mother of a deceased organ donor and one of his donation recipients discovered that they had the same mindset when getting a tattoo.

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Kim Winger lost her son, Ryan Shwonek, to a skateboarding accident in 2016, and decided to get a tattoo of his last heartbeat readout. Jevonie Tyars received a kidney from Ryan, and on the one-year anniversary of his transplant, he honored Ryan by getting a tattoo of the date of his surgery, along with a similar heartbeat design.

When Winger and Tyars met each other months later, it was a strange, but happy coincidence.

Discover the full story of how Winger and Tyars share a special bond over their tattoos honoring Ryan, by watching the video above.